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Joe Do... Oldtimer ASSRA Board Member ASSRA Journal Editor Offline Posts: 586 Location: 'burbs of Chicago Joined: May 19^th, 2012	Have you checked your butt ? Oct 2^nd, 2016 at 9:06pm	Print Post
	Some of you may remember a custom Winchester Low Wall rifle I asked questions about a few weeks ago. After some long negotiations and debate with the shop owner, I bought it. I have carefully disassembled the action to clean the gunk out of it as well as give the stocks a nice coat of lemon oil. I removed the Swiss buttplate and here's what I found ...


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Fazer Full Member Offline Posts: 248 Joined: Jun 9^th, 2010	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #1 - Oct 2^nd, 2016 at 9:14pm	Print Post
	From what I can see, that is a nice looking rifle. You going to try to chase up he name


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #2 - Oct 2^nd, 2016 at 9:26pm	Print Post
	Yes, I always disassemble every gun I purchase, in hopes of finding a name, or slip of paper hidden. So far found one old Marlin with a green company sticker under the buttstock. The name of the company was "Metropolitan Goldstock's Jewelers and Sporting Goods" and I believe the address was somewhere in Northern New York. Maybe Syracuse, or Buffalo? Have to check my records, as I kept the sticker and a piece of paper I wrote the info on. The phone number was only 5 digits, so guessing it was 1920's or earlier? Have found names stamped into metal or wood under forearms, or buttplates.

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Antonio Junior Member Offline Posts: 50 Location: Schoharie, NY Joined: Apr 5^th, 2016	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #3 - Oct 2^nd, 2016 at 10:19pm	Print Post
	Goldstocks was out of Schenectady NY


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rgchristensen Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1091 Joined: Jan 2^nd, 2014	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #4 - Oct 3^rd, 2016 at 12:09am	Print Post
	I once found a business card, "Lyle Corcoran, Hollywood Gun Shop", and on the back was written, "Boss 28 ga double" and an address in Pasadena. Wouldn't you like to know the rest of that story? And another time, elk licenses for Wyoming for 1925-26-27. This under the buttplate of a 25 Remington pump gun. Hardly what we would consider an elk rifle these days. I put the stuff back and left it there. CHRIS RGChristensen


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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 8039 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #5 - Oct 3^rd, 2016 at 1:55am	Print Post
	rgchristensen wrote on Oct 3^rd, 2016 at 12:09am: ... And another time, elk licenses for Wyoming for 1925-26-27. This under the buttplate of a 25 Remington pump gun. Hardly what we would consider an elk rifle these days. I put the stuff back and left it there. CHRIS RGChristensen People were capable of doing more with less back then. Now, everyone seems to think they're undergunned if they don't have something with Magnum on it somewhere. Neat bits of history, though.

	There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading, the few who learn by observation, and the rest who have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. Proud Noodlehead
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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #6 - Oct 3^rd, 2016 at 4:08am	Print Post
	Nothing to do with single shots, but virtually every surplus Swiss K-31 carbine that has made it to this country has been found to have a handwritten slip under the buttplate with a soldier's name on it.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #7 - Oct 3^rd, 2016 at 9:41am	Print Post
	Thanks Antonio! Saves me looking through paperwork to find that slip!

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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2836 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #8 - Oct 3^rd, 2016 at 10:51am	Print Post
	My K-31 has such a slip. Also the guy's phone number. Seems to me it would be embarrassing to get a phone call saying "Hey, Klaus, you forgot your rifle."


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John Boy Ex Member	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #9 - Oct 3^rd, 2016 at 1:07pm	Print Post
	Quote: but virtually every surplus Swiss K-31 carbine that has made it to this country has been found to have a handwritten slip under the buttplate with a soldier's name on it. Yes and nearly all distributors removed the hand written slips and sold them separately. My K-31 was sans a slip of paper


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2774 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #10 - Oct 3^rd, 2016 at 1:18pm	Print Post
	When I purchased a High Wall from Chuck Bordman's estate it came with a case. Under the top foam was a few 50 ft rimfire targets and a letter from the ASSRA addressed to Bill Crane at the Tacoma Rifle and Revolver club outlining the ASSRA's proposal for a national 100 shot offhand championship. It discussed possible prizes and included a second page with the rules Jack

	ASSRA # 11318 just a bit of a hoot.
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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1474 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Have you checked your butt ? Reply #11 - Oct 3^rd, 2016 at 7:15pm	Print Post
	You have a treasure there sir.... Those types of rifles just aren't found in the south. The info in the stock is icing on the cake in my book. What caliber? JMH


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